Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003.1

States

Date of deposit of instrument

Type of instrument

1

Algeria

15/03/2004

Approval

2

Mauritius

04/06/2004

Ratification

3

Japan

15/06/2004

Acceptance

4

Gabon

18/06/2004

Acceptance

5

Panama

20/08/2004

Ratification

6

China

02/12/2004

Ratification

7

Central African Republic

07/12/2004

Ratification

8

Latvia

14/01/2005

Acceptance

9

Lithuania

21/01/2005

Ratification

10

Belarus

03/02/2005

Approval

11

Republic of Korea

09/02/2005

Acceptance

12

Seychelles

15/02/2005

Ratification

13

Syrian Arab Republic

11/03/2005

Ratification

14

United Arab Emirates

02/05/2005

Ratification

15

Mali

03/06/2005

Ratification

16

Mongolia

29/06/2005

Ratification

17

Croatia

28/07/2005

Ratification

18

Egypt

03/08/2005

Ratification

19

Oman

04/08/2005

Ratification

20

Dominica

05/09/2005

Ratification

21

India

09/09/2005

Ratification

22

Viet Nam

20/09/2005

Ratification

23

Peru

23/09/2005

Ratification

24

Pakistan

07/10/2005

Ratification

25

Bhutan

12/10/2005

Ratification

26

Nigeria

21/10/2005

Ratification

27

Iceland

23/11/2005

Ratification

28

Mexico

14/12/2005

Ratification

29

Senegal

05/01/2006

Ratification

30

Romania

20/01/2006

Acceptance

31

Estonia

27/01/2006

Approval

32

Luxembourg

31/01/2006

Approval

33

Nicaragua

14/02/2006

Ratification

34

Ethiopia

24/02/2006

Ratification

35

Cyprus

24/02/2006

Ratification

36

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

28/02/2006

Ratification

37

Brazil

01/03/2006

Ratification

38

Bulgaria

10/03/2006

Ratification

39

Hungary

17/03/2006

Ratification

40

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

23/03/2006

Ratification

41

Jordan

24/03/2006

Ratification

42

Republic of Moldova

24/03/2006

Ratification

43

Slovakia

24/03/2006

Ratification

44

Belgium

24/03/2006

Acceptance

45

Turkey

27/03/2006

Ratification

46

Madagascar

31/03/2006

Ratification

47

Albania

04/04/2006

Ratification

48

Zambia

10/05/2006

Approval

49

Armenia

18/05/2006

Acceptance

50

Zimbabwe

30/05/2006

Acceptance

51

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

13/06/2006

Ratification

52

Cambodia

13/06/2006

Ratification

53

Morocco

06/07/2006

Ratification

54

France

11/07/2006

Approval

55

Côte d'Ivoire

13/07/2006

Ratification

56

Burkina Faso

21/07/2006

Ratification

57

Honduras

24/07/2006

Ratification

58

Tunisia

24/07/2006

Ratification

59

Sao Tome and Principe

25/07/2006

Ratification

60

Argentina

09/08/2006

Ratification

61

Philippines

18/08/2006

Ratification

62

Burundi

25/08/2006

Ratification

63

Paraguay

14/09/2006

Ratification

64

Dominican Republic

02/10/2006

Ratification

65

Guatemala

25/10/2006

Ratification

66

Spain

25/10/2006

Ratification

67

Kyrgyzstan

06/11/2006

Ratification

68

Mauritania

15/11/2006

Ratification

69

Greece

03/01/2007

Ratification

70

Lebanon

08/01/2007

Acceptance

71

Norway

17/01/2007

Ratification

72

Azerbaijan

18/01/2007

Ratification

73

Uruguay

18/01/2007

Ratification

74

Saint Lucia

01/02/2007

Ratification

75

Costa Rica

23/02/2007

Ratification

76

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

12/04/2007

Acceptance

77

Niger

27/04/2007

Ratification

78

Cuba

29/05/2007

Ratification

79

Monaco

04/06/2007

Acceptance

80

Djibouti

30/08/2007

Ratification

81

Namibia

19/09/2007

Ratification

82

Yemen

08/10/2007

Ratification

83

Indonesia

15/10/2007

Acceptance

84

Mozambique

18/10/2007

Ratification

85

Kenya

24/10/2007

Ratification

86

Italy

30/10/2007

Ratification

87

Belize

04/12/2007

Ratification

88

Saudi Arabia

10/01/2008

Acceptance

89

Uzbekistan

29/01/2008

Ratification

90

Ecuador

13/02/2008

Ratification

91

Guinea

20/02/2008

Ratification

92

Georgia

18/03/2008

Ratification

93

Colombia

19/03/2008

Ratification

94

Sri Lanka

21/04/2008

Acceptance

95

Portugal

21/05/2008

Ratification

96

Ukraine

27/05/2008

Ratification

97

Chad

17/06/2008

Ratification

98

Sudan

19/06/2008

Ratification

99

Switzerland

16/07/2008

Ratification

100

Lesotho

29/07/2008

Ratification

101

Qatar

01/09/2008

Ratification

102

Papua New Guinea

12/09/2008

Ratification

103

Slovenia

18/09/2008

Ratification

104

Barbados

02/10/2008

Acceptance

105

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

21/11/2008

Ratification

106

Chile

10/12/2008

Ratification

107

Grenada

15/01/2009

Ratification

108

Togo

05/02/2009

Ratification

109

Czech Republic

18/02/2009

Acceptance

110

Bosnia and Herzegovina

23/02/2009

Ratification

111

Afghanistan

30/03/2009

Acceptance

112

Austria

09/04/2009

Ratification

113

Uganda

13/05/2009

Ratification

114

Bangladesh

11/06/2009

Ratification

115

Montenegro

14/09/2009

Ratification

116

Haiti

17/09/2009

Ratification

117

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

25/09/2009

Ratification

118

Denmark

30/10/2009

Approval

119

Lao People's Democratic Republic

26/11/2009

Ratification

120

Iraq

06/01/2010

Ratification

121

Fiji

19/01/2010

Ratification

122

Tonga

26/01/2010

Acceptance

123

Malawi

16/03/2010

Ratification

124

Botswana

01/04/2010

Acceptance

125

Nepal

15/06/2010

Ratification

126

Equatorial Guinea

17/06/2010

Ratification

127

Serbia

30/06/2010

Ratification

128

Trinidad and Tobago

22/07/2010

Ratification

129

Tajikistan

17/08/2010

Ratification

130

Vanuatu

22/09/2010

Ratification

131

Jamaica

27/09/2010

Ratification

132

Democratic Republic of the Congo

28/09/2010

Ratification

133

Eritrea

07/10/2010

Ratification

134

Sweden

26/01/2011

Ratification

135

Poland

16/05/2011

Ratification

136

Gambia

26/05/2011

Ratification

137

Brunei Darusalaam

12/08/2011

Ratification

138

United Republic of Tanzania

18/10/2011

Ratification

139

Palau

02/11/2011

Ratification

140

Turkmenistan

25/11/2011

Ratification

141

Palestine

08/12/2011

Ratification

142

Kazakhstan

28/12/2011

Ratification

143

Benin

17/04/2012

Ratification

144

Netherlands

15/05/2012

Acceptance

145

Congo

16/07/2012

Ratification

146

El Salvador

13/09/2012

Ratification

147

Cameroon

09/10/2012

Ratification

148

Swaziland

30/10/2012

Acceptance

149

Rwanda

21/01/2013

Ratification

150

Micronesia (Federated States of)

13/02/2013

Ratification

151

Finland

21/02/2013

Acceptance

152

Nauru

01/03/2013

Ratification

153

Germany

10/04/2013

Acceptance

154

Antigua and Barbuda

25/04/2013

Ratification

155

Malaysia

23/07/2013

Ratification

156

Andorra

08/11/2013

Ratification

157

Samoa

13/11/2013

Acceptance

158

Comoros

20/11/2013

Ratification

159

Bahrain

07/03/2014

Ratification

160

Myanmar

07/05/2014

Ratification

161

Bahamas

15/05/2014

Ratification

162

Kuwait

09/04/2015

Ratification

163

Marshall Islands

14/04/2015

Acceptance

164

Ireland

22/12/2015

Ratification

165

Cabo Verde

06/01/2016

Ratification

166

Ghana

20/01/2016

Ratification

167

Guinea-Bissau

07/03/2016

Acceptance

168

South Sudan

09/03/2016

Ratification

169

Saint Kitts and Nevis

15/04/2016

Ratification

170

Cook Islands

03/05/2016

Ratification

171

Thailand

10/06/2016

Ratification

172

Timor-Leste

31/10/2016

Ratification

173

Malta

13/04/2017

Ratification

174

Tuvalu

12/05/2017

Acceptance

175

Suriname

05/09/2017

Ratification

176

Kiribati

02/01/2018

Ratification

177

Singapore

22/02/2018

Ratification

178

Solomon Islands

11/05/2018

Ratification

1In accordance with its Article 34, this Convention entered into force on 20 April 2006 for those States that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession on or before 20 January 2006. It shall enter into force with respect to any other State three months after the deposit by that State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.